​​​​These two sides are no strangers to stalemates, especially against one another, with the last three meetings between the sides ending level. Furthermore, Girona have managed to draw eight matches from 18 in La Liga this season - coincidentally the same amount as ​Atletico.

The fact that this is a Copa del Rey tie and will be contested over two legs only serves to further underline that the game will likely be a tight affair.

Check out 90min's preview of the game below.

Where to Watch

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When Is Kick Off?

Wednesday 9 January

What Time is Kick Off?

18.30 (BST)

Where Is it Played?

Montilivi Stadium

TV Channel/Live Stream?

N/A

Referee?

Alejandro Hernandez

Team News

Eusebio Sacristan's Girona continue to impress in La Liga and after 18 games their current position of ninth will please their loyal fan base. ​

However, all is not rosy in the medical department, as Sacristan faces the prospect of missing up to six senior players.

Head to Head

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These two sides have only faced one another since Girona secured promotion to the Spanish top flight two seasons ago, and it is fair to say neither side has produced magical football against one another.

In each of the three matches the score has remained level after 90 minutes. However, if there is a positive to take, it is that they have all been score draws.

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With the Copa del Rey back, each of these sides will be eyeing the competition as a source for potential silverware, with the meeting set to be just the fourth between the two sides.

Girona have impressed in La Liga this season, however are currently experiencing a winter winless run which has now stretched to four matches in all competitions, and will find the task of beating Atletico tough.

However, they do have a home record to be proud off, avoiding defeat in any of their previous five will give Girona great confidence ahead of this tie.

Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid have managed to avoid defeat in all competitions since October and will surely fancy themselves to get a positive result here.

They have already secured victories away to Valladolid, Getafe and Monaco this season, and picked up an encouraging points away to Sevilla on the weekend and therefore should be confident of securing the first leg win.

Here's a look at each sides last five results.

Girona

Atletico Madrid

Levante 2-2 Girona (4/1)

Sevilla 1-1 Atletico Madrid (6/1)

Girona 1-1 Getafe (21/12)

Atletico Madrid 1-0 Espanyol (22/12)

Sevilla 2-0 Girona (16/12)

Valladolid 2-3 Atletico Madrid (15/12)

Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Girona (10/12)

Club Brugge 0-0 Atletico Madrid (11/12)

Girona 2-1 Alaves (5/12)

Atletico Madrid 3-0 Alaves (8/12)

Prediction

Atletico Madrid will be looking to get a good result to take back to the Wanda Metropolitano in order to give them the best chance of progressing.

Neither side has particularly impressed against one another, however a number of injuries could see the gulf in class in each squad, with Simone able to utilise a larger pool of quality players for his selection.

Girona have been strong at home recently, but with injury to a number of senior players, it is likely the Atletico may just clinch it.